{"product_id":"the-amazing-adventures-of-kavalier-clay-9780679450047","title":"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier \u0026 Clay","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - The epic, beloved novel of two boy geniuses dreaming up superheroes in New York's Golden Age of comics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's absolutely gosh-wow, super-colossal--smart, funny, and a continual pleasure to read.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century - One of \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's 10 Best Books of the Decade - Finalist for the PEN\/Faulkner Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \"towering, swash-buckling thrill of a book\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e), hailed as Chabon's \"magnum opus\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier \u0026amp; Clay\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumph of originality, imagination, and storytelling, an exuberant, irresistible novel that begins in New York City in 1939. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young escape artist and budding magician named Joe Kavalier arrives on the doorstep of his cousin, Sammy Clay. While the long shadow of Hitler falls across Europe, America is happily in thrall to the Golden Age of comic books, and in a distant corner of Brooklyn, Sammy is looking for a way to cash in on the craze. He finds the ideal partner in the aloof, artistically gifted Joe, and together they embark on an adventure that takes them deep into the heart of Manhattan, and the heart of old-fashioned American ambition. From the shared fears, dreams, and desires of two teenage boys, they spin comic book tales of the heroic, fascist-fighting Escapist and the beautiful, mysterious Luna Moth, otherworldly mistress of the night. Climbing from the streets of Brooklyn to the top of the Empire State Building, Joe and Sammy carve out lives, and careers, as vivid as cyan and magenta ink. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning continents and eras, this superb book by one of America's finest writers remains one of the defining novels of our modern American age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Bay Area Book Reviewers Award and the New York Society Library Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Chabon\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Wonder Boys, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier \u0026amp; Clay, Summerland\u003c\/i\u003e (a novel for children), \u003ci\u003eThe Final Solution, The Yiddish Policemen's Union, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGentlemen of the Road, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the short story collections \u003ci\u003eA Model World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWerewolves in Their Youth\u003c\/i\u003e and the essay collections \u003ci\u003eMaps and Legends\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eManhood for Amateurs\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the chairman of the board of the MacDowell Colony. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, the novelist Ayelet Waldman, and their children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50616696832274,"sku":"9780679450047","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c6136384-eb9c-43c2-ad4b-1abf62fecd2a.jpg?v=1732509036","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-amazing-adventures-of-kavalier-clay-9780679450047","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}